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Queen's Diamond Jubilee sees the UK's longest public record unrolledhttps://www.theguardian.com/uk/the-northerner/2012/may/08/queenelizabethii-diamondjubilee-queenvictoria-cumbria-arcghives-workington-whitehaven
There weren't that many names on Workington's petition for Queen Victoria's great bash. But organisers glued together enough sheets of paper to find a place in history<p>The recent system of e-petitions to Parliament has led to some <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-15573941">mighty long lists</a> of names demanding debates on particular reforms. But there is still something impressive about <a href="http://www.allerdale.gov.uk">Workington</a>'s rediscovery of a curiosity in its civic archives.</p><p>It is the longest public record surviving in the UK, 85 feet of joined-up pieces of lined school textbook paper which stretch twice the length of a <a href="http://www.routemaster.org.uk">traditional double-decker bus </a>and five feet further than <a href="http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/blue-whale/">a blue whale</a>.</p><p>Some people couldn't write their own names and addresses. You can see where people have signed on behalf of their neighbours who put an 'X' by it as a signature. A lot of people in Workington might have a grandparent whose name appears on the petition.</p><p>You can imagine people sitting there with their fountain pens, signing on it. It is a beautiful thing to look at for the varied writing you see.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk/the-northerner/2012/may/08/queenelizabethii-diamondjubilee-queenvictoria-cumbria-arcghives-workington-whitehaven">Continue reading...</a>University of CumbriaHeritageE-petitionsThe QueenQueen's diamond jubileeLibrariesMuseumsMuseumsLake District holidaysQueen VictoriaTue, 08 May 2012 09:25:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/uk/the-northerner/2012/may/08/queenelizabethii-diamondjubilee-queenvictoria-cumbria-arcghives-workington-whitehavenPhotograph: Time Life Pictures/Time Life Pictures/Getty ImagesQueen Victoria at her diamond jubilee. Workington had a whale of a time. Photograph: Time Life Pictures/Getty ImagesPhotograph: Time Life Pictures/Time Life Pictures/Getty ImagesQueen Victoria at her diamond jubilee. Workington had a whale of a time. Photograph: Time Life Pictures/Getty ImagesMartin Wainwright2012-05-08T09:25:00ZCumbria's students are looking for imaginative, energetic friendshttps://www.theguardian.com/uk/the-northerner/2012/apr/23/administration-studentpolitics
<strong>Laura Davies</strong> appeals for others to follow in her footsteps and join the trustees of Cumbria University's flourishing student union<p>It was <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000095/">Woody Allen</a> who famously said that "the world is run by those who show up".</p><p>So, some three years ago, when I saw that my local university's Students' Union was looking for external trustees, I took that as my cue to dip my toe into the world of trustee boards. I'd spent the best part of 20 years working with non-executive directors and elected members, so I felt I had a lot of experience of how high-level boards should operate. Also, I liked the idea of being in at the start of a brand new board.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk/the-northerner/2012/apr/23/administration-studentpolitics">Continue reading...</a>University administrationStudent politicsStudentsStudent financeUniversity of CumbriaMon, 23 Apr 2012 09:00:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/uk/the-northerner/2012/apr/23/administration-studentpoliticsPhotograph: Laura DaviesStudents at work: a conservation day organised by Cumbria university union, clearing overgrown greenery and brushing up their imag in the process. Picture: courtesy Laura DaviesPhotograph: Laura DaviesStudents at work: a conservation day organised by Cumbria university union, clearing overgrown greenery and brushing up their imag in the process. Picture: courtesy Laura DaviesLaura Davies2012-04-23T09:00:00ZEurope's 'ugliest castle' celebrates 1000 yearshttps://www.theguardian.com/uk/the-northerner/2012/apr/19/carlisle-heritage
The poet Keats found Carlisle so boring that he said: "The whole art of yawning might have been learned there." English Heritage and <strong><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/alan-sykes">Alan Sykes</a></strong> disagree<p>A new exhibition in <a href="http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/daysout/properties/carlisle-castle/">Carlisle Castle</a>'s Militia Store tells the near 1000 year story of the often battered castle – at various times a Norman castle, frontier fortress, administrative centre, royal palace and garrison.<br> <br>Nearby is the Captain's Tower, probably built by Henry II in the 1180s, and open to the public for the first time in 25 years.<br> </p><p>from mythical beasts to religious symbols, our latest research suggests that these intricate and beautiful carvings were more likely to have been made by soldiers on duty at the end of the 15th century. This specialist survey technique enables us three dimensionally to record and capture data from even the most subtle carvings located under the more prominent ones. This gives us an even richer insight into the castle's one thousand years of history.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk/the-northerner/2012/apr/19/carlisle-heritage">Continue reading...</a>CarlisleHeritageHeritageUniversity of CumbriaThe National TrustScotlandThu, 19 Apr 2012 16:00:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/uk/the-northerner/2012/apr/19/carlisle-heritagePhotograph: Charlie HedleyNo beauty but excellent for keeping out Alex Salmond & Co. Carlisle castle. Photograph: Charlie HedleyPhotograph: Charlie HedleyNo beauty but excellent for keeping out Alex Salmond & Co. Carlisle castle. Photograph: Charlie HedleyAlan Sykes2012-04-19T16:00:00ZBluebird tragedy blamed on a duckhttps://www.theguardian.com/uk/the-northerner/2011/oct/12/bluebird-donald-campbell-coniston-harry-griffin
New evidence suggests that Donald Campbell's delicate supercraft may have collided with a bird on a practice run, damaging her vital, aerodynamic shape.<p>The fatal somersault on Coniston Water which killed <a href="http://www.acrossthelake.com">Donald Campbell</a> and destroyed his Bluebird jet boat may have been caused by a duck.</p><p>Research for a <a href="http://www.bluebirdk7.com">new book </a>on the tragedy, which will be published this coming Saturday, 15 October, suggests that the bird was biffed on a practice run by one of the relatively slender spars which connected the main hull to its two stabilising fins.</p><p>Bluebird had a tendency to climb out of the water and was carried on a cushion of air with just its stabilising fins and rudder in contact with the water. This produced a heaving motion where the boat lifts up and flops back down. The Bluebird team had perhaps not appreciated this behaviour of high speed boats and the damage to the spar exacerbated the problem. Campbell would have had to put in a considerable amount of effort to compensate for that.</p><p>This will help to ensure that the names of Donald Campbell and Bluebird remain part of our heritage, in the realm of world land and water speeds, which still thrills the blood of the nation.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk/the-northerner/2011/oct/12/bluebird-donald-campbell-coniston-harry-griffin">Continue reading...</a>HistoryTransportUniversity of CumbriaBooksWed, 12 Oct 2011 10:00:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/uk/the-northerner/2011/oct/12/bluebird-donald-campbell-coniston-harry-griffinPhotograph: John Giles/PABluebird's wreckage emerges from Coniston Water with diver Bill Smith from the salvage team. Photograph: John Giles/PAPhotograph: John Giles/PABluebird's wreckage emerges from Coniston Water with diver Bill Smith from the salvage team. Photograph: John Giles/PAMartin Wainwright2011-10-12T10:00:00ZA famous little ship sails the Lake District's seas once morehttps://www.theguardian.com/uk/the-northerner/2011/oct/11/swallows-amazons-coniston-arthur-ransome-lake-district
For the first time in four decades, the Swallow puts into Wild Cat island. Guest blogger <strong>Eileen Jones</strong> wonders: Can the Amazon be far behind?<p>A cluster of <a href="http://www.arthur-ransome.org">Arthur Ransome</a> fans picnicking on Coniston's Peel Island have just had a surprise - when the writer's famous literary creation the <em>Swallow</em> sailed into the tiny scrap of land's 'secret harbour'.</p><p>The gaff-rigged dinghy, the actual boat used in the <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/cumbria/content/articles/2005/07/26/swallows_and_amazons_feature.shtml">1974 film version</a> of Ransome's masterpiece for children <em>Swallows and Amazons</em>, had sailed to the islet – known more excitingly as <a href="http://www.luphen.org.uk/public/2007/2007wild_cat_island.htm">Wild Cat island</a> in the book – for the first time for 38 years.</p><p>She was recognised by so many people on the lake. It was a very exciting experience, and proof that the stories are still loved by children – and adults – today. Sadly, though, there as so little wind that we didn't so much sail as drift into the harbour.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk/the-northerner/2011/oct/11/swallows-amazons-coniston-arthur-ransome-lake-district">Continue reading...</a>Lake District holidaysArthur RansomeFictionUniversity of Cumbriaent and tourismHospitality, event managemTravelEngland holidaysNorth of EnglandTue, 11 Oct 2011 16:11:39 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/uk/the-northerner/2011/oct/11/swallows-amazons-coniston-arthur-ransome-lake-districtPhotograph: Simon Annand/PRSwallows and Amazons' perennial hold - a production at the Bristol Old Vic earlier this year. Photograph: Simon AnnandPhotograph: Simon Annand/PRSwallows and Amazons' perennial hold - a production at the Bristol Old Vic earlier this year. Photograph: Simon AnnandEileen Jones2011-10-11T16:11:39ZKeswick's Theatre by the Lake stars in Cumbrian horrorhttps://www.theguardian.com/uk/the-northerner/2011/sep/28/theatre-by-the-lake-keswick-martin-edwards
Thespians always in need of the limelight, and the funding it can bring, find an unexpected ally in a crime writer with a penchant for careful research. Emeritus Guardian colleague <strong>David Ward</strong> tells the story.<p>The<a href="http://theatrebythelake.co.uk">Theatre by the Lake</a> in Keswick, once internationally famous as the travelling <a href="http://www.hinckleytimes.net/hinckley-times-views/mitch-irving-column/2008/09/25/a-century-rolled-on-from-town-105367-21898729/">Blue Box</a>, has a walk-on role in the latest Lake District mystery novel by writer <a href="http://www.martinedwardsbooks.com">Martin Edwards</a>.</p><p><em>The Hanging Wood</em>, featuring Cumbria Police detective Hannah Scarlett and Daniel Kind, a historian with a nose for crime, is set in and around Keswick and the villain comes to a particularly nasty end on a farm five minutes from the town.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk/the-northerner/2011/sep/28/theatre-by-the-lake-keswick-martin-edwards">Continue reading...</a>TheatreLake District holidaysUniversity of CumbriaKeswickArtsFictionNorth of EnglandWed, 28 Sep 2011 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/uk/the-northerner/2011/sep/28/theatre-by-the-lake-keswick-martin-edwardsPhotograph: Don McPhee/GuardianHeaven on Earth; our late, great Guardian mate Don McPhee took this picture of the view from the Theatre by the Lake.Photograph: Don McPhee/GuardianHeaven on Earth; our late, great Guardian mate Don McPhee took this picture of the view from the Theatre by the Lake.David Ward2011-09-28T08:00:00ZCampaigners plead with Whittam Smith to save Cumbrian castlehttps://www.theguardian.com/uk/the-northerner/2011/sep/13/rose-castle-bishop-of-carlisle-rt-rev-graham-dow-andreas-whittam-smith-commissioners
Protests and petitions head for the former Indie editor, now First Church Estates Commissioner, about the Bishop of Carlisle's delectable former home.<p>Pressure is growing on the <a href="http://www.churchofengland.org/about-us/structure/churchcommissioners.aspx">Church of England's estate commissioners</a>, led by the former Independent editor <a href="http://www.thinkinganglicans.org.uk/archives/004976.html">Andreas Whittam-Smith</a>, to drop plans to sell off one of the most beautiful houses in Cumbria.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk/the-northerner/2011/sep/13/rose-castle-bishop-of-carlisle-rt-rev-graham-dow-andreas-whittam-smith-commissioners">Continue reading...</a>University of CumbriaCarlisleReligionReligious studies and theologySocietyHeritageKeswickAndreas Whittam SmithNorth of EnglandTue, 13 Sep 2011 12:02:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/uk/the-northerner/2011/sep/13/rose-castle-bishop-of-carlisle-rt-rev-graham-dow-andreas-whittam-smith-commissionersPhotograph: Jane Bown/GuardianAndreas Whittam Smith (left), seen with Indie co-founders Steven Glover and Matthew Symonds. Now he's under siege at a different castle. Photograph: Jane BownPhotograph: Jane Bown/GuardianAndreas Whittam Smith (left), seen with Indie co-founders Steven Glover and Matthew Symonds. Now he's under siege at a different castle. Photograph: Jane BownMartin Wainwright2011-09-13T12:02:00ZKirkby Stephen gets the UK's first co-operative converter Academyhttps://www.theguardian.com/uk/the-northerner/2011/sep/12/kirkby-stephen-grammar-school-co-operative-college-cobbetts-co-op-academy-ofsted
The strong community's comprehensive wins the chance after holding Outstanding Ofsted status for a fourth year<p>As is only proper, when you recall where the <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/manchester/hi/people_and_places/history/newsid_8838000/8838778.stm">Rochdale Pioneers </a>came from, the north has opened the country's first co-operative converter academy school.</p><p>The sonorous title is being used for the first time by <a href="http://www.ksgs.cumbria.sch.uk/">Kirkby Stephen Grammar School</a>, a comprehensive which serves the sort of well-defined community where such educational models ought to thrive.</p><p>The membership scheme and the forum offered by the co-operative model will provide the local community with a stronger voice in the education provision in this area and help shape future developments. <br>Their expertise and experience will also strengthen our governance. We endorse the co-operative values and will build on our existing partnerships and work with new partners for the benefit of all our pupils and the local community. The freedoms offered by becoming an Academy bring greater financial security and more options for our small school. We are very excited about it.</p><p>It is great to see Kirkby Stephen established at the first co-operative converter Academy. The co-operative model means that whilst they have independent status they will remain owned and controlled by their stakeholders – the students, staff, parents, and local community, rather than being taken over by a private company. Lots of other schools are considering this option and several more will open in the coming months. Co-operative Academies offer a real, bottom-up, democratic model – one which offers a true voice to the people who really care about the success of their school.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk/the-northerner/2011/sep/12/kirkby-stephen-grammar-school-co-operative-college-cobbetts-co-op-academy-ofsted">Continue reading...</a>University of CumbriaEducationEducation in crisisEducation policySchool admissionsSchool fundingSchool governorsAcademiesPoliticsCo-operative GroupNorth of EnglandMon, 12 Sep 2011 11:32:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/uk/the-northerner/2011/sep/12/kirkby-stephen-grammar-school-co-operative-college-cobbetts-co-op-academy-ofstedPhotograph: Hulton ArchiveNo, this isn't Kirkby Stephen Grammar; it's a Co-op school in 1962. The idea worked then and is winning renewed interest today. Photograph: Hulton ArchivePhotograph: Hulton ArchiveNo, this isn't Kirkby Stephen Grammar; it's a Co-op school in 1962. The idea worked then and is winning renewed interest today. Photograph: Hulton ArchiveMartin Wainwright2011-09-12T11:32:00Z